Until 1838 Lonneker had been part of the parish of Enschede, although there had been
regular services in a barn church outside the village since 1687. In 1820 finally a true church was built inside the village. This church,
about which little is known, was enlarged in 1845. Around 1900 the church was in a bad state and had become too small.

In 1911-1912 the current church was built on the same site,
designed by Wolter te Riele. Although it is in neo-Gothic style and is a three-aisled cruciform basilica like so
many catholic churches, it has a centralizing ground-plan as was becoming more
popular in that period due to the influence of the Liturgic movement, and would
reach a height . Although the side-aisles
are used for seating, space between the pillars is wide, allowing most seated a
fairly good view at the altar. Like the nave, the transept
is three aisles wide. Instead
of a conventional tower, the church has a square crossing-tower which
illuminates the choir directly under it. At the front the church only has a polygonal
stair-turret. The choir is
flanked by lateral chapels on both sides.

In 1923-1924 Te Riele built the H.H. Martelaren
van Gorcum in Stampersgat (NB), which is almost identical to this
church.